Stocks Add To Gains; Earnings Loom For Priceline.com

Stocks put in fresh session highs late Thursday. They had been modestly lower earlier in the session on poor regional factory data.

The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 rose 0.7% each. Both have more or less erased Wednesday's losses. The Nasdaq climbed 0.6%. It has recouped more than two-thirds of what it lost Wednesday. Volume was again running mixed in the stock market today. Trade was tracking higher on the Nasdaq and lower on the NYSE.

Earlier Thursday, the Philly Fed index for February came in at minus 6.3, down from January's surge to 9.4 and sharply below economist forecasts for a slight pullback to 8.0.

HomeAway (AWAY) was off its session high, but still up 11%. It had gapped up and surged to a record high as an upbeat outlook offset mixed Q4 results. The stock is extended from a rebound off its 10-week moving average.

Arris Group (ARRS) gapped up and leapt 10%, thanks to late Wednesday's upbeat Q4 results. The company, which provides equipment to cable television companies, delivered a 93% jump in earnings and a 249% surge in sales. Growth has picked up recently, thanks to its $2.5 billion buyout of Motorola Home last year. Arris cleared a 27.93 buy point from a three-weeks-tight pattern Feb. 13.

Conn's (CONN) was off by 36% after rebound efforts faded. It has been under huge pressure after cutting guidance due to rising provisions for bad debts. The electronics and appliances retailer pegged earnings for Q4 of fiscal 2014 at 76 cents to 81 cents a share vs. views for 93 cents. For fiscal 2015 it trimmed its outlook to $3.40 to $3.70 a share, down from $3.80 to $4 a share.

Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Priceline.com (PCLN) and WebMD Health (WBMD) were all higher ahead of their respective earnings reports after the close.

Stocks ended near session highs Monday, buoyed by acquisitions and hopes for stimulus in China. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.5%, while the the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each climbed 1.2%. Volume in the stock market today was mixed, down on the NYSE and up on Nasdaq compared to Friday's ...

Stocks continued to hold near their best levels of the session late Monday after rallying on hopes for stimulus in China and a number of buyouts. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were up 1.3% and 1.1%, respectively. Both were on pace for their biggest gains since March 16. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones ...

Stocks held near their session highs and have refused to let up Monday afternoon. A flurry of M&A activity and stimulus hopes out of China have equities in rally mode. Blue chips led the pack, with the Dow Jones industrial average jumping 1.6%. The broader S&P 500 and the Nasdaq climbed ...

Dovish comments from China's central bank chief and good news on some Dow Jones industrial average components sent stocks higher by midday Monday. The Dow rose 1.5%; the S&P 500 gained 1% and the Nasdaq ramped up 0.9% in the stock market today. Volume was tracking higher on the Nasdaq and a bit ...

03/30/2015 12:15 PM ET

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